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1 Contents ORWORD Unit 1 Lesson 1: The Staff, Notes, and Pitches... 6 Lesson 2: Treble Clef and Staff... 8 Lesson 3: Bass Clef and Staff Lesson 4: The rand Staff and Ledger Lines (The Middle Notes) Lesson 5: Ledger Lines (Low and High Notes) Review of Lessons Unit 2 Lesson 6: Note Values Lesson 7: Measure, Bar Line, and Double Bar Lesson 8: Time Signature and Note Values Lesson 9: Whole, Half, and Quarter Rests Review of Lessons Unit 3 Lesson 10: Time Signature Lesson 11: Time Signature Lesson 12: Dotted Half Note Lesson 13: Ties and Slurs Review of Lessons Unit 4 Lesson 14: Repeat Sign, 1st and 2nd ndings Lesson 15: ighth Notes Lesson 16: ighth Rests Lesson 17: Dotted Quarter Note Review of Lessons Unit 5 Lesson 18: Dynamic Signs Lesson 19: Tempo Marks Lesson 20: rticulation Lesson 21: D.C., D.S., Coda, and ine Review of Lessons

2 Unit 6 Lesson 22: lats Lesson 23: Sharps Lesson 24: Naturals Lesson 25: Whole Steps, Half Steps, and nharmonic Notes Review of Lessons Unit 7 Lesson 26: Tetrachords and Major Scales Lesson 27: The Sharp Scales and D Major Lesson 28: The lat Scales and B b Major Lesson 29: Key Signatures The Sharp Keys Lesson 30: Key Signatures The lat Keys Review of Lessons Unit 8 Lesson 31: The Remaining Major Scales with Key Signatures Lesson 32: Chromatic Scale Lesson 33: Intervals Lesson 34: Circle of ifths Review of Lessons Unit 9 Lesson 35: Perfect and Major Intervals Lesson 36: Minor Intervals Lesson 37: ugmented and Diminished Intervals Lesson 38: Solfège and Transposition Review of Lessons Unit 10 Lesson 39: Sixteenth Notes Lesson 40: Sixteenth Rests Lesson 41: Dotted ighth Notes Lesson 42: Common Time and Cut Time (lla Breve) Review of Lessons

3 Unit 11 Lesson 43: Lesson 44: and Time Signatures and Time Signatures at ast Tempos Lesson 45: ighth Note Triplets Lesson 46: Incomplete Measures (Pick-up Notes) and Syncopation Review of Lessons Unit 12 Lesson 47: Triads Lesson 48: Primary and Major Triads Lesson 49: Scale Degree Names Lesson 50: The V7 (Dominant 7th) Chord Review of Lessons Unit 13 Lesson 51: Triads 1st Inversion Lesson 52: Triads 2nd Inversion Lesson 53: V7 Chord 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Inversions Lesson 54: igured Bass Lesson 55: Major Chord Progressions Review of Lessons Unit 14 Lesson 56: Minor Scales Lesson 57: Natural, Harmonic, and Melodic Minor Scales Lesson 58: Minor Triads Lesson 59: ugmented and Diminished Triads Review of Lessons Unit 15 Lesson 60: The Primary Triads in Minor Keys Lesson 61: Minor Chord Progressions Lesson 62: Modes Related to the Major Scale Ionian, Mixolydian, and Lydian Lesson 63: Modes Related to the Minor Scale eolian, Dorian, Phrygian, and Locrian Review of Lessons

4 Unit 16 Lesson 64: Harmonizing a Melody in a Major Key Lesson 65: Broken Chords and rpeggiated ccompaniments Lesson 66: Passing and Neighboring Tones Lesson 67: Composing a Melody in a Major Key Review of Lessons Unit 17 Lesson 68: Harmonizing a Melody in a Minor Key Lesson 69: Composing a Melody in a Minor Key Lesson 70: 12-Bar Blues Chord Progression Lesson 71: The Blues Scale Review of Lessons Unit 18 Lesson 72: Basic orms of Music Motive and Phrase Lesson 73: B (Binary) orm Lesson 74: B (Ternary) orm Lesson 75: Rondo orm Review of Lessons ppendix nswers for Reviews lossary & Index of Terms & Symbols oreword Playing a musical instrument is an extremely enjoyable experience. But understanding how music is constructed how scales and chords are formed; the relationship between major and minor keys; and how music is composed through melody, harmony, and chord progressions can enhance the musical experience even further. lfred s Music Theory ssentials Mini Music uide is designed for students of any age, whether listener or performer, who want to have a better understanding of the language of music. ach new term is capitalized the first time it is introduced (RND ST) and will also be listed in the lossary & Index of Terms and Symbols (along with page number) at the end of the book. s the lossary only contains terms introduced within the book, it is a complete listing of subjects included. 5

5 Unit 1 Lesson 4: The rand Staff and Ledger Lines (The Middle Notes) The rand Staff When the bass and treble staffs are connected by a brace and a line, they combine to form the RND ST. & Line Brace & B C D B C D Ledger Lines (The Middle Notes) LDR LINS are short lines which are added to extend the range of the staff when the notes are too low or too high to be written on the staff. ledger line ledger line 12

Contents FOREWORD... 5

Contents FOREWORD... 5 Contents FOREWORD... 5 2 Unit 1 Lesson 1: The Staff, Notes, and Pitches... 6 Lesson 2: Treble Clef and Staff... 8 Lesson 3: Bass Clef and Staff... 10 Lesson 4: The Grand Staff and Ledger Lines (The Middle

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